Author Archives: shepherd
Sad.
I talked about legalism today. The point was that we need to make Jesus our focus. (I know, pretty bland…) One lady came up to me afterwards to take issue with the fact that I talked about people from her … Continue reading
Do I Have It?
It is the plight of all pastors, I am sure. I spend my time doing what I don’t want to do, and increasingly I wonder if I am not doing what I can’t do. I deal with a steady trickle … Continue reading
What is this place?
With the sparse (ok, non-existant) updates to this site, I am sure I have lost all my readers. That is ok. This is for me. I have been thinking about what this place should be. I don’t want it to … Continue reading
Update…
Wow. It has been a long time since my last update. I guess life has been really busy and not that interesting. The normal sickness… The elders decided not to meet with the divisive group. Sadly, they communicated everything through … Continue reading
Normal Sickness
E is gone and that is good. It by no means makes this church healthy. Today I got word that one of our small groups have been getting together, not to study the Word and do life together, but to … Continue reading
Bin Laden
Today, the news announced Osama Bin Laden has been killed by US troops. He was, of course, the one who brought down the twin towers on 9-11. He deserved to die. I am glad he is dead. I am also … Continue reading
Resurrection Story
This last Sunday was Easter. It was a good Easter celebration at the church. We had about 50% more people than normal. The most surprising and surprised person there? Me. For those who have faithfully followed my story here, you … Continue reading